Bogota vs Shaoyang - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 01, 2024

	Bogota	Shaoyang
🚶 Cost of living one person	$883	$577
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2124	$1601
🏠 One person rent	$399	$212
🏘️ Family rent	$671	$402
🍽️ Food expenses	$263	$220
🚐 Transport expenses	$144	$75
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$362	$720
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity	13 km	20 km
🎓 Higher education	88	24
😀 Quality of life	60	43
🏙️ Population	7.74M	6.56M

The cost of living in Bogota is 53% more expensive than in Shaoyang. Cities ranked 6066th and 7871st ($883 vs $577) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 396th in Colombia and China, respectively. Check Colombia vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.4 months in Bogota compared to 1.2 months in Shaoyang. Bogota ranked 1st best city to live in Colombia vs Shaoyang ranked 236th in China, while ranked 5338th and 6810th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Bogota vs Shaoyang

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	Bogota	Shaoyang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$5.62	$2.99
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$20.6	$17.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$7.18	$4.08
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.23	$1.26
☕ Cappuccino	$2.05	$3.1
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$0.87	$0.44
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$432	$246
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$284	$150
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$734	$637
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$513	$269
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$60.7	$28.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$88.5	$44.9
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$25	$14.1
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	13.94%	4.41%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1865	$3499
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$1392	$3103
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$0.76	$0.34
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$38.1	$21.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$10.9	$3.35
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$0.95	$1.11
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.27	$1.74
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$1.2	$1.44
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.14	$1.04
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.36	$1.82
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.61	$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.51	$3.73
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.81	$12.3
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.53	$1.47
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.16	$1.25
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.2	$1.58
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.24	$1.4
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.06	$0.96
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$1.05	$1.15
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.54	$0.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.69	$1.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$10.9	$11.5
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$1.05	$0.73
🚬 Cigarette pack	$2.28	$2.79
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$5.71	$4.12
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$5.72	$5.31
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.24	$1.08
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.56	$1.61
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$25.1	$28.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$4.84	$5.58
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$20.9	$23.7
💇 Haircut, simple	$8.04	$5.15
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.6	$56.2
👟 Brand Sneakers	$89.3	$65.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$226	$357
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$6983	$11076

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Cities near Bogota

Distance	City	Cost of living
16 km or 10 mi	Soacha	$724
39 km or 24 mi	Facatativa	$433
46 km or 29 mi	Zipaquira	$645
72 km or 44 mi	Villavicencio	$530
88 km or 55 mi	Girardot	$416
127 km or 79 mi	Ibague	$525
130 km or 81 mi	Tunja	$511
165 km or 102 mi	Manizales	$727
166 km or 103 mi	Salento	$567
176 km or 109 mi	Sogamoso	$597
177 km or 110 mi	Duitama	$617
178 km or 110 mi	Armenia	$551
181 km or 113 mi	Pereira	$639
202 km or 126 mi	Yopal	$594
205 km or 127 mi	Cartago	$639
231 km or 144 mi	Neiva	$507
241 km or 150 mi	Envigado	$812
243 km or 151 mi	Tulua	$493
246 km or 153 mi	Medellin	$867
252 km or 157 mi	Bello	$778
274 km or 170 mi	Barrancabermeja	$592
274 km or 170 mi	Palmira	$648
294 km or 182 mi	Floridablanca	$612
298 km or 185 mi	Bucaramanga	$649
301 km or 187 mi	Cali	$720
311 km or 193 mi	Quibdo	$649
338 km or 210 mi	Buenaventura	$552
371 km or 230 mi	Popayan	$455
375 km or 233 mi	Florencia	$416
392 km or 244 mi	Rubio	$593
399 km or 248 mi	San Antonio del Tachira	$595
405 km or 252 mi	Cucuta	$708
405 km or 252 mi	San Cristobal	$589
411 km or 255 mi	Tariba	$592
412 km or 256 mi	Ocana	$612
454 km or 282 mi	La Grita	$617
458 km or 285 mi	Arauca	$646
472 km or 293 mi	Guasdualito	$659
486 km or 302 mi	Turbo	$624
503 km or 312 mi	Monteria	$633

Cities near Shaoyang

Distance	City	Cost of living
50 km or 31 mi	Lengshuijiang	$538
54 km or 34 mi	Lianyuan	$554
76 km or 47 mi	Loudi	$570
89 km or 55 mi	Yongzhou	$584
117 km or 73 mi	Hengyang	$530
151 km or 94 mi	Hongjiang	$549
153 km or 95 mi	Huaihua	$585
158 km or 98 mi	Xiangtan	$578
160 km or 99 mi	Ningxiang	$555
171 km or 107 mi	Yiyang	$575
178 km or 111 mi	Zhuzhou	$585
182 km or 113 mi	Changsha	$533
201 km or 125 mi	Changde	$579
205 km or 127 mi	Liling	$565
209 km or 130 mi	Jishou	$548
223 km or 138 mi	Chenzhou	$752
231 km or 143 mi	Zhangjiajie	$579
232 km or 144 mi	Tongren	$584
239 km or 148 mi	Pingxiang	$573
250 km or 155 mi	Guilin	$525
269 km or 167 mi	Jinshi	$558
286 km or 178 mi	Yueyang	$604
287 km or 179 mi	Lianzhou	$774
290 km or 180 mi	Shishou	$574
294 km or 183 mi	Yichun	$587
314 km or 195 mi	Hezhou	$785
315 km or 196 mi	Linxiang	$583
328 km or 204 mi	Songzi	$580
344 km or 214 mi	Shaoguan	$856
346 km or 215 mi	Xinyu	$581
346 km or 215 mi	Honghu	$602
347 km or 216 mi	Ji'an	$613
350 km or 217 mi	Yidu	$574
351 km or 218 mi	Jingzhou	$609
362 km or 225 mi	Chibi	$596
378 km or 235 mi	Ganzhou	$812
385 km or 239 mi	Liuzhou	$596
386 km or 240 mi	Yichang	$599
391 km or 243 mi	Enshi	$577
397 km or 246 mi	Xiantao	$586